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FC-GS-2 Fibre Channel generic services, second generation.
FC-GS-3 Fibre Channel Generic Services, third generation.
FC_IP Fibre Channel-over-IP.
FC-PH The Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standard for FC-0, FC-1, and FC-2 layers
of the Fibre Channel Protocol. Indicates signaling used for cable plants, media types, and
transmission speeds.
FC-PH-2 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, second generation.
FC-PH-3 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, third generation.
FC-PI Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard, defined by ANSI.
FC-PLDA The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies to the
operation of peripheral devices on a private loop.
FC_SB Fibre Channel single bytes.
FC_VI Fibre Channel virtual interface.
FCA Fibre Channel adapter.
FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of Fibre Channel industry
professionals. Provides oversight of ANSI and industry-developed standards, among other
tasks.
FCLC Fibre Channel Loop Community.
FCP Fibre Channel Protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the Fibre Channel standard protocols. For
example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto Fibre Channel.
FCS Fibre Channel Standard.
FC-SW-2 The second-generation Fibre Channel Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI. Specifies tools
and algorithms for the interconnection and initialization of Fibre Channel switches to create a
multiswitch Fibre Channel fabric.
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface. An ANSI architecture for a metropolitan area network (MAN);
a network based on the use of fiber optic cable to transmit data at 100 Mb/s.
FDMI Fabric-Device Management Interface. FDMI is a database service provided by the fabric for
Nx_Ports. The primary use is by HBA devices that register information about themselves and
their ports.
FFFFF5 Well-known Fibre Channel address for a Class 6 multicast server.
FFFFF6 Well-known Fibre Channel address for a clock synchronization server.
FFFFF7 Well-known Fibre Channel address for a security key distribution server.
FFFFF8 Well-known Fibre Channel address for an alias server.
FFFFF9 Well-known Fibre Channel address for a QoS facilitator.
FFFFFA Well-known Fibre Channel address for a management server.
FFFFFB Well-known Fibre Channel address for a time server.
FFFFFC Well-known Fibre Channel address for a directory server.
FFFFFD Well-known Fibre Channel address for a fabric controller.
FFFFFE Well-known Fibre Channel address for a fabric F_Port.
FFFFFF Well-known Fibre Channel address for a broadcast alias ID.
Fibre Channel Fibre Channel is a protocol used to transmit data between servers, switches, and storage
devices. It is a high-speed, serial, bidirectional, topology-independent, multiprotocol, and
highly scalable interconnection between computers, peripherals, and networks.
Fibre Channel
transport
A protocol service that supports communication between Fibre Channel service providers. See
also FSP.
FIFO First in, first out. Refers to a data buffer that follows the first in, first out rule.
fill word An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during breaks between data frames to keep the
Fibre Channel link active.